Belcher v. State

The offense is murder; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 10 years.

In selecting the jury appellant sought to inquire of the veniremen on their voir dire whether they belonged to the organization known as the Ku Klux Klan. Upon objection by the state, appellant’s counsel stated, among other things, that it was highly important to the appellant that he ascertain *1098whether the jurors belonged to the organi-sation mentioned so that the peremptory challenges accorded him by the, statute might be intelligently exercised, and gaye his reasons for believing the…